Go to a video and play it. Tap any of the suggested videos from your YouTube homepage or tap the magnifying glass icon and search for a video you want to watch then tap it to begin playback.

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Tap the video while it's playing. Tapping once anywhere on the video while it's playing brings up several onscreen options.

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Tap ⋮. It's the icon with the three vertical dots in the top-right corner of the video. This opens a pop-up menu from the bottom of the screen.

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Tap

Quality. It's the first option at the top, next to the gear icon.

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Tap the desired video quality. Depending on your device and the quality of the video itself, your options may vary from 144p to 1440p (1080p is most commonly the highest option). The higher the video quality, the better the video will look but the more data you will use to stream the video. If your connection is slow, you might have problems playing the higher quality modes.

You can select Auto to automatically detect the best quality for your connection speed.

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